"Lovely," Yery replied. "I've only been there once, on vacation when I was a teenager. It was too expensive for me to afford by myself; that's why my family took me. Not only did I have the time of my life, but it was there that I experienced the pull of destiny. I predicted that we would have our return home given away for free. Lo and behold, we won a sweepstakes, and that allowed my parents to save for my college.

"I did well, but I dabbled in many things and did not receive a degree. Lazy, I was, in planning for the future and mapping out a life-course. Not so anymore, I believe..."